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today in pakistan, we see that the civil service of pakistan is very important. i am a great advocate that you cannot have good government until and unless you have a very strong, well trained civil service in pakistan. today, this data in pakistan is not coming into civil service. -- this help in pakistan is not coming into civil service. at times, we have good policies. we need to strengthen them. the recognition is there, and it will take time, but it will happen. >> you had your hand up earlier. yes? where is the microphone? in there. >> pamela from "the washington post." i have two questions. you said several times -- where is the microphone? there. >> pamela from "the washington post." i have two questions. to be blunt, i have never met anyone in afghanistan who believes that. in fact, most afghans tend to see pakistan intelligence under every rock, and are they wrong, and if they are wrong, what can you tell us today to specifically bolster about this consensus that stability, peace in afghanistan, is in pakistan's interest? and you said there was a great
today in pakistan, we see that the civil service of pakistan is very important. i am a great advocate that you cannot have good government until and unless you have a very strong, well trained civil service in pakistan. today, this data in pakistan is not coming into civil service. -- this help in pakistan is not coming into civil service. at times, we have good policies. we need to strengthen them. the recognition is there, and it will take time, but it will happen. >> you had your hand...
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in pakistan. the threat to the pakistani government and civilians is growing as we sit here. the attacks are surgical and effective. al qaeda is also growing in yemen, somalia and the united states. if your policy has to be that providing for u.s. security requires going after al qaeda, then it seems our policy has to be focused on pakistan, yemen, somalia, northern africa and our country. i hope that it will be. that leads me to say that at a time of scarce resources, we have lost a lot of people in afghanistan and iraq. our army and military are worn out. we have to be very careful about what commitments we make in afghanistan, so i hope that after a constructive redo of the election or the national government in afghanistan we would proceed to do the three things that were in general mcchrystal's report. that report was not about troop levels, it was about a counterinsurgency strategy. it made three points. the first one was we need to move our troops out of the our land to the population cente
in pakistan. the threat to the pakistani government and civilians is growing as we sit here. the attacks are surgical and effective. al qaeda is also growing in yemen, somalia and the united states. if your policy has to be that providing for u.s. security requires going after al qaeda, then it seems our policy has to be focused on pakistan, yemen, somalia, northern africa and our country. i hope that it will be. that leads me to say that at a time of scarce resources, we have lost a lot of...
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the people of pakistan. the kerrey-lugar bill is the first visible demonstration of a tie with pakistan beyond terrorism. in 2008, the question we were facing was the swat team. taliban is 60 meters outside of islamabad. but i said, please do not worry. we get affected first. do you think we would allow the taliban to take over our country? to tell us how to live? we do not subscribe to their interpretation of islam and do not share their values system. right? and we represent the people of pakistan, and the people of pakistan have spoken. they have spoken through a credible, very election in february 2008. and we reflect that public opinion. so there will be opinion polls, but the main opinion poll is the general election. we will wait until the next general election. >> how could you describe the conditions that accompanies aids and arc de acceptable to you? >> i was told by -- that accompanies the aid and our date acceptable to you? >> the $7.5 billion for economic assistance has no conditions, i was told
the people of pakistan. the kerrey-lugar bill is the first visible demonstration of a tie with pakistan beyond terrorism. in 2008, the question we were facing was the swat team. taliban is 60 meters outside of islamabad. but i said, please do not worry. we get affected first. do you think we would allow the taliban to take over our country? to tell us how to live? we do not subscribe to their interpretation of islam and do not share their values system. right? and we represent the people of...
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together in pakistan. i think there is a linkage there. the president rightly in his speech in march began by talking about pakistan. he correctly focused on it as the strategic prize in this region, but i don't think there is a way to get there doing it next door. we tried doing it for eight years, and that is how we got where we are. >> jane? >> i want > > michael o'hanlon -- i want to thank michael. he has endorsed my position and i accept that. the second, it is that bruce played a big role in it. -- the second comment. when the obama policy was announced in march we added 20,000 troops. the nato mission now has 100,000 troops, 13,000 that were redeployed by the bush administration are arriving. that is non-afghan troops on the ground. i don't think our generals think or our secretary of defense thinks that we can win this, that we can succeed militarily. i am looking for other options, and i think they have a better chance to work. i don't want to under resource our commitment to afghanistan. i know p
together in pakistan. i think there is a linkage there. the president rightly in his speech in march began by talking about pakistan. he correctly focused on it as the strategic prize in this region, but i don't think there is a way to get there doing it next door. we tried doing it for eight years, and that is how we got where we are. >> jane? >> i want > > michael o'hanlon -- i want to thank michael. he has endorsed my position and i accept that. the second, it is that bruce...
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the president of pakistan. his remarks are 15 minutes. -- are about 15 minutes. >> the assembly will hear an address by the president of the islamic republic of pakistan. [inaudible] [no audio] >> on behalf of the u.s. assembly i have the honor to welcome to the un assembly the president of the islamic republic of pakistan and invite him to address the assembly. [applause] >> mr. president, mr. secretary general. i am honored to return to this chamber of hope, peace, and cooperation. i wish to convey to you the warm greetings of the people of pakistan. we are delighted to see you, mr. president, presiding over the general assembly. high ideals of the united nations have inspired our vision of the global society. the global society that this is based on peace and justice, freedom, and human rights, equality, and equal opportunities, freedom from want and hugger. -- hunger. a global society that believes in the quality of the nation's large or small. that promotes truth and reconciliation. on behalf of the people
the president of pakistan. his remarks are 15 minutes. -- are about 15 minutes. >> the assembly will hear an address by the president of the islamic republic of pakistan. [inaudible] [no audio] >> on behalf of the u.s. assembly i have the honor to welcome to the un assembly the president of the islamic republic of pakistan and invite him to address the assembly. [applause] >> mr. president, mr. secretary general. i am honored to return to this chamber of hope, peace, and...
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a central fraud in the war on terrorism is afghanistan and pakistan -- a central front. we cannot just walk away. we must face it, and my former national guard units serve for one year in iraq, trained afghan police and army units. i visited every three months, and i know some of the people in that unit, and they felt so good about working with their afghan brothers, people who do want to live in a free-market society. additionally, i am grateful to be the co-chair of the caucus. i have visited as far east as one city, and i just returned from visiting in helmand, marines trained there. c.r. troops, they can make a difference, and i know they can be successful, and i have the greatest faith in general mcchrystal and ambassador michael barry -- seeing our trips, they can make a difference, and i know they can be successful, and i have the greatest faith in jeddah mcchrystal and the ambassador -- seeing our troops. -- i have the greatest eighth inning and general mcchrystal. >> thanks for all of the support that you provide to our troops that there -- i have the greatest s
a central fraud in the war on terrorism is afghanistan and pakistan -- a central front. we cannot just walk away. we must face it, and my former national guard units serve for one year in iraq, trained afghan police and army units. i visited every three months, and i know some of the people in that unit, and they felt so good about working with their afghan brothers, people who do want to live in a free-market society. additionally, i am grateful to be the co-chair of the caucus. i have visited...
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he's absolutely right to say that there are risks in pakistan as the pakistan taliban in particular are engaged in activities against the pakistan government. but he is also -- he should note that what we've seen in pakistan in the last few months is the most encouraging coalition of forces. the opposition parties as well as the government with the security services as well as the army determined to take on the pakistan taliban in those areas where it had got a foothold, removing them from the territory and are now doing a incredible amount of work to make sure that they can get back in their own areas. countries not just ourselves and not just america, we had representation from all the major countries in europe and countries from elsewhere wanting to support the efforts of the pakistan government to deal with this problem that they face. i have an assurance from president zadari because i know there have been suggestions and the home secretary in pakistan very recently and the foreign secretary is in very direct touch they plan to take their campaign from the swat valley into wazirist
he's absolutely right to say that there are risks in pakistan as the pakistan taliban in particular are engaged in activities against the pakistan government. but he is also -- he should note that what we've seen in pakistan in the last few months is the most encouraging coalition of forces. the opposition parties as well as the government with the security services as well as the army determined to take on the pakistan taliban in those areas where it had got a foothold, removing them from the...
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the future of pakistan will be influenced far more by forces inside pakistan itself. those forces include the inclinations of the pakistani population and the will in capability at the pakistani military, which is by far the strongest in several senses of that term, institution and pakistan. pakistan is more than five times the population at afghanistan. the economy is 10 times as large. pakistani policy makers and military have a very keen interest in afghanistan, partly because of concerns and mostly as a theater in their rivalry with india. the events in afghanistan will not be the decisive factor in shaping pakistan's future. the other question is exactly what sort of influence, even if marginal events in afghanistan are likely to have and pakistan. it is hard for me to see her have the vision of spreading instability would work in practice. -- it is hard for me to see the vision of spreading instability would work, even in practice. i do not believe they would. given that afghan taliban have been beneficiaries, rather than enemies at the pakistan regime. they wou
the future of pakistan will be influenced far more by forces inside pakistan itself. those forces include the inclinations of the pakistani population and the will in capability at the pakistani military, which is by far the strongest in several senses of that term, institution and pakistan. pakistan is more than five times the population at afghanistan. the economy is 10 times as large. pakistani policy makers and military have a very keen interest in afghanistan, partly because of concerns...
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-pakistan trade. it's a shame congress can't muster the will to lib braize trade with pakistan which will do far more for its development than development aid. finally i would like to second my colleagues' concerns about neighboring afghanistan. trends there aren't moving in our direction. it's past time for decisive action. and i thank you. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from california. mr. berman:er mr. speaker, i'm pleased to yield -- mr. speaker, before i yield can i get a sense of how much time is remaining? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california has 13 1/2 minutes remaining. and the gentlewoman from florida has 12 minutes remaining. mr. berman: mr. speaker, i yield tie minutes to the gentleman from virginia, mr. connolly. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized for two minutes. mr. connolly: i thank the distinguished speaker. i rise in support of s. 1707, th
-pakistan trade. it's a shame congress can't muster the will to lib braize trade with pakistan which will do far more for its development than development aid. finally i would like to second my colleagues' concerns about neighboring afghanistan. trends there aren't moving in our direction. it's past time for decisive action. and i thank you. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from california. mr....
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that is why the united states is giving opinions to pakistan when pakistan -- billions of dollars a year to pakistan when pakistan is supporting the taliban. @@@@@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they all appear as the problem or the enemy and who has to be seated and so on. it seems how you divide your interests and strategy would depend on how those are separable adversaries. or whether they are all mart. -- march. -- merged and you all know more about this than i do. >> the afghan taliban is headquartered in pakistan. the pakistani taliban is also headquartered in pakistan. they are all headquartered in pakistan. also headquartered in pakistan, and so is al qaeda. there is local level commanders in afghanistan to pay off or bribed or coerced or lay down his arms. but in my view, since 9/11, they're much closer today than on 9/11. i don't think there is a henry kissinger-like willingness to do negotiations on bin laden. they see themselves as part of the global jihad. i think that these groups are closer together today than they were in the past. that is part of the problem. the idea that th
that is why the united states is giving opinions to pakistan when pakistan -- billions of dollars a year to pakistan when pakistan is supporting the taliban. @@@@@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they all appear as the problem or the enemy and who has to be seated and so on. it seems how you divide your interests and strategy would depend on how those are separable adversaries. or whether they are all mart. -- march. -- merged and you all know more about this than i do. >> the afghan taliban is...
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there could be more negative consequences in pakistan than the short-term problem of the u.s. reinforcements in afghanistan and the way it would be played in an islamabad and pakistan public opinion. let me just emphasize that paul pillar and i are in agreement. this is clearly a very heterogeneous movement. it might very well and enable us to largely disengaged from the conflict but would not end the violence. >> thanks to all three of you. the gentleman from texas. >> thank you, mr. chairman, and gentlemen, for being here today. from the commanders perspective, sending men and women into harm's way -- from the commanders' perspective, that has got to be the toughest thing to do. i cannot believe that this public hand-wringing that the president is experiencing and going through is not doing anything but being unsettling to the men and women he has asked to fight that fight and the support group back home as they rushed this unseemly process he is going through. i would argue that sooner is better than later. the taliban, al qaeda has been coordinating with the taliban long e
there could be more negative consequences in pakistan than the short-term problem of the u.s. reinforcements in afghanistan and the way it would be played in an islamabad and pakistan public opinion. let me just emphasize that paul pillar and i are in agreement. this is clearly a very heterogeneous movement. it might very well and enable us to largely disengaged from the conflict but would not end the violence. >> thanks to all three of you. the gentleman from texas. >> thank you,...
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in pakistan and regional. >> let's go to some of your questions. over here. >> if president karzai will be able a to control, there are reports that his brother is in the drug trade. that is the question of moral of american forces. you say the obama administration has to take its time deliberating. but what is the impact that this is having on the forces who are already there and who are dying as this war goes on? thank you. >> let me, i hope i'm not violating any confidence in sharing this with you, but i think it's important to put it out there.@@@@@@@@@ @ @ @ @ @ @r nobody has. nobody has. nobody has given me the hard and fast, here's what we heard them say, here's what we saw him doing, here's what he's involved in. this swirls around. there are lots of different stories like that that swirl around. i'm not going to go into all the conversation. i think there are things that karzai has done that haven't been helpful. there are things he does that have been very helpful for us. we need to look how we can best manage kandahar in that region. i a
in pakistan and regional. >> let's go to some of your questions. over here. >> if president karzai will be able a to control, there are reports that his brother is in the drug trade. that is the question of moral of american forces. you say the obama administration has to take its time deliberating. but what is the impact that this is having on the forces who are already there and who are dying as this war goes on? thank you. >> let me, i hope i'm not violating any confidence...
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the main point about pakistan is, what happens in pakistan will depend on forces and factors inside pakistan. we tend to think of these things in spatial terms. if there is instability in one term, somehow it was bill over the border into another one. that imagery makes it easy to conceive, but if we ask ourselves what the spillover means, it is significant if what is happening in the first country either it means a lot of resources that could be brought to bear in the second country, or provides a base of operations that the opposition did not have before. there is not some afghan national oil company that if the taliban takes over the government, means it suddenly has all sorts of riches that can apply to a conflict elsewhere. the taliban state in part of afghanistan -- as far as a base of operations for the pakistan the taliban, they already have in northwest pakistan. the afghan taliban have hardly been an enemy of the pakistan government. instead, they have been a client and beneficiary of it, which is one of the biggest anomalies of this whole conflict. it is hard for me to understand
the main point about pakistan is, what happens in pakistan will depend on forces and factors inside pakistan. we tend to think of these things in spatial terms. if there is instability in one term, somehow it was bill over the border into another one. that imagery makes it easy to conceive, but if we ask ourselves what the spillover means, it is significant if what is happening in the first country either it means a lot of resources that could be brought to bear in the second country, or...
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the number in pakistan is large. the taliban is affiliating with other unattractive terrorism groups, including the taliban and other groups in pakistan. the threat to the pakistani government and civilians is growing as we sit here. the attacks are surgical and effective. al qaeda is also growing in yemen, somalia and the united states. if your policy has to be that providing for u.s. security requires going after al qaeda, then it seems our policy has to be focused on pakistan, yemen, somalia, northern africa and our country. i hope that it will be. that leads me to say that at a time of scarce resources, we have lost a lot of people in afghanistan and iraq. our army and military are worn out. we have to be very careful about what commitments we make in afghanistan, so i hope that after a constructive redo of the election or the national government in afghanistan we would proceed to do the three things that were in general mcchrystal's report. that report was not about troop levels, it was about a counterinsurgency
the number in pakistan is large. the taliban is affiliating with other unattractive terrorism groups, including the taliban and other groups in pakistan. the threat to the pakistani government and civilians is growing as we sit here. the attacks are surgical and effective. al qaeda is also growing in yemen, somalia and the united states. if your policy has to be that providing for u.s. security requires going after al qaeda, then it seems our policy has to be focused on pakistan, yemen,...
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while military means may be required in pakistan to fight al qaeda and the taliban, pakistan needs u.s. investments in our infrastructure and social economic development and access to your markets. pakistan has the necessary institutional ability to take this agenda for. -- forward. given the unity of purpose, the threat of terrorism could be reduced to where it could be dealt with with traditional policing elements. this should be the measure of our success in the war on terrorism. anything short of this key benchmark should not be acceptable. i thank you. [applause] >> mr. minister, thank you. you have raised a number of things that we will want to explore. i will ask a few questions first. you talk about a regional plug -- approach and and long-term commitment, my first question has to do with the short term. what should president obama do about general mcchrystal's request for a significant number of additional troops in afghanistan? >> i am not in a position to make such decisions, nor am i in that business. we are friends and allies and we have a common objective. a common object
while military means may be required in pakistan to fight al qaeda and the taliban, pakistan needs u.s. investments in our infrastructure and social economic development and access to your markets. pakistan has the necessary institutional ability to take this agenda for. -- forward. given the unity of purpose, the threat of terrorism could be reduced to where it could be dealt with with traditional policing elements. this should be the measure of our success in the war on terrorism. anything...
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with respect to investing in pakistan, pakistan has a functioning economy. it has industrial consumers. it has a population that has the ability to pay. there is a climate for investment in pakistan. it is a question of getting prices right. there is tremendous interest in investing in their energy sector. when they see the path forward, and hopefully if they see the commitment from the united states, making a commitment to help pakistan implement its own policy, they will see that is a place where you can invest and make money. you can name a dozen conflict countries around the world, but they have a functioning economies. they are getting the economy going and taking care of people. it is the reason to do this. >> talking about coercion in countries with biological weapons, the last administration was trying to get european countries to diversify their oil and gas supply from russia because they were too dependent on that. i was wondering if you could talk more about that area. on africa, oil was just discovered with oil sector is developing. how much is t
with respect to investing in pakistan, pakistan has a functioning economy. it has industrial consumers. it has a population that has the ability to pay. there is a climate for investment in pakistan. it is a question of getting prices right. there is tremendous interest in investing in their energy sector. when they see the path forward, and hopefully if they see the commitment from the united states, making a commitment to help pakistan implement its own policy, they will see that is a place...
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it's about pakistan. president obama says that helping pakistan with its antiterrorism efforts is crucial. it is not clear whether any of the additional 30,000 troops will be sent to the pakistan border. >>> atlanta's race for mayor is too close to call. ka seen reed is claiming victory, but only leading by 620 votes. mary norwood has asked for a recount by next tuesday. or she has to ask for a recount by next tuesday. she's trying to become the city's first white mayor in more than three decades. >>> a new smoking ban is underway in virginia, but one restaurant owner says he's keeping the ashtrays out. >> i'm not trying to break the law, but i'm trying to accommodate the people who support me. >> i don't feel i should ask 100 people to go sit on the pate owe. >> the new law bans smoking in any place where food and drinks are served. >>> one of the grooms at a mass wedding ceremony was attacked right before the i dos. a tv station in peru says that is the aunt and sister of the bride to be. the women clai
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qaeda moving in there too and it will rebound on pakistan. and so, we're looking at the priority. on area where there are nuclear weapons already, many of them, and terrorists. and i didn't even mention the terrorists inside pakistan would like to provoke a nuclear war between nuclear india and nuclear pakistan and they've tried very hard to do that by terrorists outrages inside india. so here is where the real problem is. south asia. iran is a problem, but nobody expects that they are going to put a nuclear warhead on a ballistic missile and fire it towards the united states any time soon, if ever. the threat that they went is more in the region. they don't have the weapons and they don't have weaponization yet. you have to stick with priorities. host: trudy rubin, what worries you the most? guest: in the region, or overall in the world as far as security interests? host: let's limit it to afghanistan, iran, pakistan in the middle east. guest: pakistan worries me the most. it has a large arsenal, a weak civilian government. it has a military
qaeda moving in there too and it will rebound on pakistan. and so, we're looking at the priority. on area where there are nuclear weapons already, many of them, and terrorists. and i didn't even mention the terrorists inside pakistan would like to provoke a nuclear war between nuclear india and nuclear pakistan and they've tried very hard to do that by terrorists outrages inside india. so here is where the real problem is. south asia. iran is a problem, but nobody expects that they are going to...
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is pakistan in danger right now? guest: in the sense that militants over time have gained more confidence. the government may not be in danger. the reason is that in 2008 some of the competitive leap progressive political parties won the elections. the pakistan people's party, the government was composed of political forces and left. they are very much convinced that they must fight extremism. but what has been happening based on the developments of the afghanistan situation, they were used by the pakistani state in 1990. some groups have focused on those areas that were groomed in pakistan, those groups have come of age. we should have gone after these groups in a selective fashion. those have become frankenstein monsters in some cases. they have become audacious in the sense that the number of suicide bombers have increased. we have seen these attacks in pakistan on military headquarters. militants are attacking in choosing their targets based on the areas they would like to attack. pakistan's law enforcement and m
is pakistan in danger right now? guest: in the sense that militants over time have gained more confidence. the government may not be in danger. the reason is that in 2008 some of the competitive leap progressive political parties won the elections. the pakistan people's party, the government was composed of political forces and left. they are very much convinced that they must fight extremism. but what has been happening based on the developments of the afghanistan situation, they were used by...
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it next door in pakistan. given the balance of our strategic interests, it should give serious pause to military and civilian strategists along that the -- alike that the current balance of expenditure in afghanistan where there is virtually no al qaeda, and pack star where there is, tallies 30 to 1. that's why, regardless what happens in afghanistan, and especially if we want to reduce the needs for additional boots on the ground over the long haul, it is vitally important that we support, we intensify even our support and improve our cooperation with pakistan. so these are the stakes. preventing afghanistan from becoming a sanctuary for al qaeda and destablizing pakistan and the region. the challenge is to establish realistic goals about how to do that. that starts, i think, with a clear definition of success. i define success as the ability to empower and transfer responsibility to afghans as rapidly as possible and achieve a sufficient level of stability to ensure that we can leave behind in afghanistan th
it next door in pakistan. given the balance of our strategic interests, it should give serious pause to military and civilian strategists along that the -- alike that the current balance of expenditure in afghanistan where there is virtually no al qaeda, and pack star where there is, tallies 30 to 1. that's why, regardless what happens in afghanistan, and especially if we want to reduce the needs for additional boots on the ground over the long haul, it is vitally important that we support, we...
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what might you suggest to propose further to the tensions between india and pakistan said pakistan can really continue to be engaged in the issue at hand, namely, dealing with insurgency and not becoming transfixed with the indian threat? >> i had been impressed with the ambassador pulling together the top leaders of pakistan and afghanistan to the united states. i have been privileged to participate in two of those conferences and various junctures, as we met during the week or at the embassies. it doesn't get to the indian problem, but for afghanistan and pakistan, this is the first time that most americans had ever really heard or seen these persons engaged in dialogue. my impression that it was the first time some of these leaders themselves had ever had a good chance for a meeting or pressed to give answers. i think it was important. that had the pakistani military and had a good relationship with ad mollen. having met their counterparts in afghanistan for the first time, i think they like each other but they saw each other. they had some sense of how those countries operate. that
what might you suggest to propose further to the tensions between india and pakistan said pakistan can really continue to be engaged in the issue at hand, namely, dealing with insurgency and not becoming transfixed with the indian threat? >> i had been impressed with the ambassador pulling together the top leaders of pakistan and afghanistan to the united states. i have been privileged to participate in two of those conferences and various junctures, as we met during the week or at the...
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pakistan is a key ally to the united states. the bill covers a wide range of civilian activities, including security assistance. it is something the president will sign. >> the house republican leader says the administration failed to do its leg work in preparation for this bill. it was approved by congress based on the sense that the pakistani's were happy with it. >> i think there are a lot of important measures in this legislation, in this authorization, to help the pakistan needs and to improve our relationship. i don't remember him bringing this up when the president actually talked about the importance of this authorization come up ultimately leading to the importance of this appropriation. i am unclear why he would say that now. >> yesterday, what significance should be attached to the fact that the president's words lately, he continues to talk about dismantling al-qaeda and seems to be talking less and less about the taliban. what do you say about that? >> i would encourage folks to go back to what the president has sai
pakistan is a key ally to the united states. the bill covers a wide range of civilian activities, including security assistance. it is something the president will sign. >> the house republican leader says the administration failed to do its leg work in preparation for this bill. it was approved by congress based on the sense that the pakistani's were happy with it. >> i think there are a lot of important measures in this legislation, in this authorization, to help the pakistan...
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he cannot go back to pakistan because the supreme court of pakistan, as many of your viewers know, they have played a significant role in progressive liberal forces. that energized an independent howard judiciary -- independent powered judiciary determine the actions to be unconstitutional, so he cannot go back. host: hassan abbas >> tomorrow on "washington journal," the harvard university medical school dr. steffie woolhandler. then, speculation on the dollar crashing with peter coy. later, larry klayman. "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. next, a strategist for john mccain's presidential campaign talks about the future of the republican party. then, the senate confirmation hearing for the deputy national intelligence director. after that, a house hearing on the underinsured in america. tomorrow, the center for american progress hosts a discussion on how working women are impacting the economy. the keynote speaker of the event will be there. live coverage on c-span2. >> the c-span contest is here, with prices for middle and high school students, top prize $5,000.
he cannot go back to pakistan because the supreme court of pakistan, as many of your viewers know, they have played a significant role in progressive liberal forces. that energized an independent howard judiciary -- independent powered judiciary determine the actions to be unconstitutional, so he cannot go back. host: hassan abbas >> tomorrow on "washington journal," the harvard university medical school dr. steffie woolhandler. then, speculation on the dollar crashing with...
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emphasizing cells in the pakistan will -- in pakistan. "the washington times," obama, aids way strategy for pakistan " -- for pakistan. " the washington post" says pakistanis are balking at u.s. aid package. criticism threatens to small obama's efforts in the region. they are reporting that although president obama has pledged a five-year aid program approved by congress last week, pakistani officials objected to provisions that would require u.s. monitoring of everything from all the spend the money to the with the military promotes senior officers. they say it interferes with our country's sovereignty. bullets will aim to contain pakistan bought a wild west. -- blitz will aim to contain pakistan's wild west. security forces intend to take the area, holds it and integrate its impoverished tribal population into mainstream history. pakistani officials poised to move into south waziristan once they receive military sources promised but not yet delivered by the united states. u.s. moves to overhaul jails that breed insurgents in afghanistan
emphasizing cells in the pakistan will -- in pakistan. "the washington times," obama, aids way strategy for pakistan " -- for pakistan. " the washington post" says pakistanis are balking at u.s. aid package. criticism threatens to small obama's efforts in the region. they are reporting that although president obama has pledged a five-year aid program approved by congress last week, pakistani officials objected to provisions that would require u.s. monitoring of...
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. >>> and new details about the five men arrested in pakistan, american men, members of their mosque here in the u.s. describe them as wholesome kids. >>> and it looks like something out of an alfred hitchcock movie. this massive swarm, if you look closely, in the sky was so eerie, it had people stopping their cars just to take a look. >>> thanks so much for spending your saturday with us here at hln. great to have you with us. i'm susan hendricks. looks like tiger woods is taking a break from professional golf. he announced that on his website. it's been two weeks since the car crash outside his home eventually announced a string of extramarital affairs. >> reporter: tiger woods, the biggest sports star on the planet, the greatest golfer of his time. his talent obvious from a very early age. that is tiger woods, just 2 years old, on the mike douglas show. born in california in 1975 to an african-american father and thai mother, he was a practiced jodi there would be no stopping him. at 15, tiger woods won the u.s. junior championship. he won it again the next year. in 1996, at age 2
. >>> and new details about the five men arrested in pakistan, american men, members of their mosque here in the u.s. describe them as wholesome kids. >>> and it looks like something out of an alfred hitchcock movie. this massive swarm, if you look closely, in the sky was so eerie, it had people stopping their cars just to take a look. >>> thanks so much for spending your saturday with us here at hln. great to have you with us. i'm susan hendricks. looks like tiger...
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pakistan, nuclear arms pakistan, will be severely destabilize -- destabilized. things will spread to central europe. that is simply the reality. which brings me to my third point. today, our territorial defense begins far away from our own borders. the 21st century nato needs to look and to act beyond europe and north america and in order to keep europe and north america safe. proliferation is another good example. the proliferation of missiles far away from our borders is a clear and growing menace to our populations. nonproliferation measures are important, but they are not enough. iran shows us why, and that means we must also look at deploying missile defense. the recent announcement by president obama on missile defense is important for two reasons. first, because it laid out a road map for the growing missile defense in a realistic time frame with a proven technology against invisible threat, but second, because this plant puts missile defense solidly in a nato context with participation open to all allies with protection for all allies. that is the way in
pakistan, nuclear arms pakistan, will be severely destabilize -- destabilized. things will spread to central europe. that is simply the reality. which brings me to my third point. today, our territorial defense begins far away from our own borders. the 21st century nato needs to look and to act beyond europe and north america and in order to keep europe and north america safe. proliferation is another good example. the proliferation of missiles far away from our borders is a clear and growing...
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many have fled into pakistan. the little t are those who have been intimidated into fighting or paid to fight. they are very poor country. all they have -- they can grow a few crops. when not planting or harvesting they will fight for pay. we can convert, work with those people. they can be put into the afghan army, trained to fight for afghanistan. if we can win their hearts and minds, the taliban will not be able to come back host: congressman buck mckeon, hangs a lot for your time this morning. we will take a short time on and continue the chat about afghanistan. our guest will be congressman silvestre reyes, who chairs the intelligence committee in the house. ♪ >> supreme court we continues tonight with conversations on the history of the court. >> most of the justices at the time did not even claim the office space. the first justice who used the building extensively as his office was hugo black, franklin roosevelt first appointment to the supreme court. >> he thought the new, proposed building would not co
many have fled into pakistan. the little t are those who have been intimidated into fighting or paid to fight. they are very poor country. all they have -- they can grow a few crops. when not planting or harvesting they will fight for pay. we can convert, work with those people. they can be put into the afghan army, trained to fight for afghanistan. if we can win their hearts and minds, the taliban will not be able to come back host: congressman buck mckeon, hangs a lot for your time this...
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it's important to work with pakistan so pakistan is not a safe haven to al qaeda and to taliban. i want to read a few quotes here. this is president obama talking about afghanistan. he says, i believe this, afghanistan has to be our central focus, the central front on our battle against terrorism. president obama said, troop levels must increase in afghanistan. and as little as 2 1/2 months ago, he said, at least a year now i have called for two dirl brigades, perhaps three. the president obviously knows what needs to be done in afghanistan, because he's called for it. in his campaign, he said afghanistan is the central fight against terrorism. when he became president, he said afghanistan is the central fight against terrorism. and now that it looks like it's difficult politically, he is stepping back from that assessment and saying well, we have to wait and see here. we have to look at this. i don't think that shows good leadership. what i would like to see the president do is listen to the head general who he appointed, who he put into place and who is the smartest possibly in
it's important to work with pakistan so pakistan is not a safe haven to al qaeda and to taliban. i want to read a few quotes here. this is president obama talking about afghanistan. he says, i believe this, afghanistan has to be our central focus, the central front on our battle against terrorism. president obama said, troop levels must increase in afghanistan. and as little as 2 1/2 months ago, he said, at least a year now i have called for two dirl brigades, perhaps three. the president...
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that is true for both pakistan and afghanistan. the problem is the two central governments tend to want to focus on each other rather than asserting control in the tribal lands. they let were large and others have power. that has led to mischief like al qaeda and other radicals, radical islamic elements. he is there trying to make an assessment of how will this new counter insurgency effort both by the pakistani government and our efforts will help to win over warlords and others said they don't hide these elements. host: he says that these workers have defied the pakistani army and lately also the high-tech americans. sends it to does someone they have offered haven to al qaeda and the taliban. they have made this one of the most difficult spots on the earth. the new battle is coming as the pakistani military prepares a ground offensive in the mehsud areas. guest: the challenge for us is this -- but until recently pakistan's army has been focused almost exclusively upon india. now that their forces are turning towards counterinsur
that is true for both pakistan and afghanistan. the problem is the two central governments tend to want to focus on each other rather than asserting control in the tribal lands. they let were large and others have power. that has led to mischief like al qaeda and other radicals, radical islamic elements. he is there trying to make an assessment of how will this new counter insurgency effort both by the pakistani government and our efforts will help to win over warlords and others said they...
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. -- afghanistan/pakistan thing. obviously, there are violent extremists that are in different places all over the world. places like somalia, afghanistan, and pakistan. i think what the president believes and what he said out strongly in that goal in the march speech earlier this year was the goal of disrupting, dismantling, and destroying al qaeda and the extremist allies. we are involved in a fight to the taliban to ensure that. anybody that would provide al qaeda a safe haven. i think he is talking about iraq and afghanistan. >> there seems to be an avoidance of naming the country, per say. >> i do not know what percentage of the questions as we have been on afghanistan and pakistan. i think people think we are avoiding the use of the word. i do understand that. >> where are we in the process? are we getting into -- we pass the middle of this process -- we passed the middle of this process. >> i think we are probably several weeks away. i think the president feels like the discussions are going well. we have focu
. -- afghanistan/pakistan thing. obviously, there are violent extremists that are in different places all over the world. places like somalia, afghanistan, and pakistan. i think what the president believes and what he said out strongly in that goal in the march speech earlier this year was the goal of disrupting, dismantling, and destroying al qaeda and the extremist allies. we are involved in a fight to the taliban to ensure that. anybody that would provide al qaeda a safe haven. i think he is...
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-- emboldened those and pakistan. if we get out i think pakistan starts cutting deals. host: with the news that the bbc is reporting that hamid karzai has been declared the winner and bob dole of withdrew. does this strengthen our hand, -- and bob dolabdullah withdrew guest: we may not have used that leverage as well as what might have. i think what we're doing five until to thousand five -- things were quiet and the government went on a good path and for some other reason, the ambassador of people on the ground i think decided you can't be too pushy, let's be hands off. in a way that was a big mistake. if you are going to be fighting in a country, you need to be working with the civilian governments and sometimes pressuring them. people may say it is heavy- handed, but if you have americans over there fighting i think we have a right to push them and i think we are pretty good at it. ambassador crocker did rather well in iraq. the government was hopeless in 2006 and 2007. it is not perfect now but he pushed it to be
-- emboldened those and pakistan. if we get out i think pakistan starts cutting deals. host: with the news that the bbc is reporting that hamid karzai has been declared the winner and bob dole of withdrew. does this strengthen our hand, -- and bob dolabdullah withdrew guest: we may not have used that leverage as well as what might have. i think what we're doing five until to thousand five -- things were quiet and the government went on a good path and for some other reason, the ambassador of...
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. >> a few questions on afghanistan and pakistan. does the white house view it as appropriate for secretary clinton to be as blunt as she was on pakistan and pakistan's and willingness to find terrorists -- unwillingnes to find terrorists on their borders? . . >> you have a lot of talk about a partnership, but then you have the circumstances were you are calling up reporters. >> look, in those relationships we expect that both sides -- i think both sides would expect the other to work constructively to address concerns in that relationship. obviously, the united states has great concerns about extremists in pakistan. and we will continue to discuss with them what can be done and those remarks were prepared. >> on the meeting today, which one are we up to now? >> 7. >> how would you frame the mission and expectations for today's meeting from the president's perspective? >> the president asked to meet with the joint chiefs, the second time he has asked to meet with them as a group. the first time was, i think, in the first month of the
. >> a few questions on afghanistan and pakistan. does the white house view it as appropriate for secretary clinton to be as blunt as she was on pakistan and pakistan's and willingness to find terrorists -- unwillingnes to find terrorists on their borders? . . >> you have a lot of talk about a partnership, but then you have the circumstances were you are calling up reporters. >> look, in those relationships we expect that both sides -- i think both sides would expect the other...
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troops fighting in pakistan. we have close to 68,000 in afghanistan, but we are providing large amounts of u.s. assistance. we have provided over $15 billion in military and economic assistance to pakistan over the last 10 years. the congressional members are beginning to ask these same questions. how can we make sure the aid is going to the issues we would like to see it used for? not lining the pockets of politicians, not going to board the pakistan army itself, to face its archrival india. the legislation that has been signed into law by the president, the kerry-lugar pakistan aid act, 6 to triple u.s. economic aid to pakistan so that we can provide projects and benefits to grass-roots society, rather than focusing on military assistance. there are several accountability measures in that, including improving the fight against terrorism, as well as several other mechanisms to ensure the aid goes to the right places. we see a shift in pakistan, in a positive direction. in the last six months, we have seen the pa
troops fighting in pakistan. we have close to 68,000 in afghanistan, but we are providing large amounts of u.s. assistance. we have provided over $15 billion in military and economic assistance to pakistan over the last 10 years. the congressional members are beginning to ask these same questions. how can we make sure the aid is going to the issues we would like to see it used for? not lining the pockets of politicians, not going to board the pakistan army itself, to face its archrival india....
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afghanistan and pakistan. then to get sidetracked in a war situation where iran, to attack facilities which could be replicated, built back underground, where there may be other secret facilities that we don't know about, i think would be tremendously foolish at this particular time. and i think the u.s. military feels that way very strongly. so i think the way we're going to be going is probably do you think a sanctions route with the hope that internal developments will convince iranians that they have to look outward and will perhaps reach the post-ahmadinejad era and iran's supreme leader will dts to go on a different track. if not, i think we're probably going to be going down a containment root with iran. that leaves out the question of what israel will do. i find it hard to believe that israel could strike without a u.s. green light. it needs to fly over iraq. but bottom line, one has to think very, very seriously before undertaking military action against iran where the results might be minimal and the
afghanistan and pakistan. then to get sidetracked in a war situation where iran, to attack facilities which could be replicated, built back underground, where there may be other secret facilities that we don't know about, i think would be tremendously foolish at this particular time. and i think the u.s. military feels that way very strongly. so i think the way we're going to be going is probably do you think a sanctions route with the hope that internal developments will convince iranians that...
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when i went over to afghanistan and pakistan with a group of members of congress earlier this year, i frankly was surprised to find out that the two major funders, the two major governments putting money on the ground in pakistan are the united states of america and saudi arabia. saudi arabia has the second largest presence on the ground in pakistan with regard to the direct government funding of social service infrastructure, of educational infrastructure, of health infrastructure. you want a real example of how the money that we are paying in the gas prices and home heating oil prices are directly ending up contraconvenienting our national security interests, there is a perfect example. saudi arabia is taking the money and putting that money on the ground in pakistan to fund the the religious schools and many of the efforts that are feeding this growing generation and generations of people who have adverse interests to the united states. the recruiting tools of the taliban and of the al qaeda, funded on the ground until pakistan by countries that get revenues from the use of their o
when i went over to afghanistan and pakistan with a group of members of congress earlier this year, i frankly was surprised to find out that the two major funders, the two major governments putting money on the ground in pakistan are the united states of america and saudi arabia. saudi arabia has the second largest presence on the ground in pakistan with regard to the direct government funding of social service infrastructure, of educational infrastructure, of health infrastructure. you want a...
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is it shooting ourselves in the head in terms of pakistan? any kind of exit strategy from afghanistan puts pakistan at greater risk. >> i do not think that this will be a precipitous exit strategy. there has to be a point that the president is trying to reach clarity on is, all right, we're on to commit additional resources, not just military forces, but also the and resources, that leads not to just in definite positions, but it has to lead to a drawdown of forces and transfer of authority. i think if we do it and articulate it that way it will have a positive effect. >> the military chief of staff in afghanistan. >> he was frankly, he did not want to see a rapid withdrawal because it would be destabilizing on both sides of the border, but he himself was thinking out loud about how do you go ahead and wind down operations, not leaving us under more pressure and arrests in terms of pakistan? there is recognition the strategy has to be at some point to transfer authority in capacity and capability to the afghanis. another another point, if you
is it shooting ourselves in the head in terms of pakistan? any kind of exit strategy from afghanistan puts pakistan at greater risk. >> i do not think that this will be a precipitous exit strategy. there has to be a point that the president is trying to reach clarity on is, all right, we're on to commit additional resources, not just military forces, but also the and resources, that leads not to just in definite positions, but it has to lead to a drawdown of forces and transfer of...
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there is no doubt in my mind and put pakistan at risk. moreover, the hardest part of counterterrorism operations isn't killing the terrorists, it's finding them. developing intelligence assets and capabilities needs to be an even stronger priority for us, because it lets us transition to a more limited presence that still safeguards our interests and i believe there are ways to set up various platforms and capacities to achieve that far more effectively than we are today. but for now, we need the boots on the ground to get that kind of information and protect our interests. on the other hand, we can not and we should not undertake a manpower-intensive counterinsurgency operation on a national scale in afghanistan. most experts say it would take 400,000 to 600,000 effective, international and afghan troops for a fully-resourced point effort. i acknowledge that is not what general mcchrystal is saying he wants to do specifically but it is encompassed in larger vision of many people's thoughts of what has to be done in afghanistan. fortunate
there is no doubt in my mind and put pakistan at risk. moreover, the hardest part of counterterrorism operations isn't killing the terrorists, it's finding them. developing intelligence assets and capabilities needs to be an even stronger priority for us, because it lets us transition to a more limited presence that still safeguards our interests and i believe there are ways to set up various platforms and capacities to achieve that far more effectively than we are today. but for now, we need...
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host: what about afghanistan or pakistan? caller: i think we should be pulling out of afghanistan played everybody says the problem is al-qaeda or the taliban will come back. if they come back, we will go in and get them. the peace corps should be in afghanistan. i served in the marine corps. the marines should not be in afghanistan. it is a different story than iraq. most of the people in afghanistan are not afraid. if the show up at their house and having gone, they're not calling to say somebody is going to kill me. they may not like the taliban, but it is not the same situation as it was in iraq. host: let me ask you this. this piece this morning by zakaria questioning the premise of some believe we are failing. he believes we are not. what do you think? caller: they should ask alexander the great about that. they should ask russia about that. people do not concur afghanistan. no one has conquered them so far. it is not going to happen. zakaria has a right wing perspective. host: let's read a little bit this morning from
host: what about afghanistan or pakistan? caller: i think we should be pulling out of afghanistan played everybody says the problem is al-qaeda or the taliban will come back. if they come back, we will go in and get them. the peace corps should be in afghanistan. i served in the marine corps. the marines should not be in afghanistan. it is a different story than iraq. most of the people in afghanistan are not afraid. if the show up at their house and having gone, they're not calling to say...
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so what you -- the idea is to build up pakistan government authority or to expand pakistan government -- afghanistan government authority into those areas. the problem, of course, is in the south and in the west where there's an active war going on for control of those areas. so the clearing operation has not been accomplished yet. . . host: to those troops get forces added or subtracted? how does that work overall loss for the afghan strategy? have those numbers been consistent? guest: they fluctuate. for example, you have countries like britain has 9000 troops. they are the second-largest nato contingent. these numbers fluctuate. units come in and come out. what determines the role of each nato country's presence in afghanistan is decided at the political level. in germany, which has about 5000 troops in afghanistan, they are not permitted at the political level to engage in battle operations. they're mostly involved in providing security and reconstruction. host: as far as the united states is concerned, how much funding do we offer our support troops there? guest: the battle and a
so what you -- the idea is to build up pakistan government authority or to expand pakistan government -- afghanistan government authority into those areas. the problem, of course, is in the south and in the west where there's an active war going on for control of those areas. so the clearing operation has not been accomplished yet. . . host: to those troops get forces added or subtracted? how does that work overall loss for the afghan strategy? have those numbers been consistent? guest: they...
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does pakistan have that capability? could it that adversely affect the civilian institutions that the u.s. says it wants to support? >> one of the hallmarks of this is ministration is there is more of an integrated approach. looking at the problems of extreme is unfaiism. i think we have seen a real commitment of part of the pakistani authorities to really try to tackle the violent extremists within their borders to take on the day to take concrete steps. we recognize that this is a problem that we cannot attack just by military means. we need to also deal with some of the underlying problems that give rise to this kind of extremism and provide the people of pakistan and the people of of afghanistan a hope for a better future, that their future lies not with extremists but it a better and more prosperous future for their families. >> are you confident that pakistan has the capability? what about if there is an increase overflow? does the u.s. had the confidence? >> i think that we do. we certainly have more confidence n
does pakistan have that capability? could it that adversely affect the civilian institutions that the u.s. says it wants to support? >> one of the hallmarks of this is ministration is there is more of an integrated approach. looking at the problems of extreme is unfaiism. i think we have seen a real commitment of part of the pakistani authorities to really try to tackle the violent extremists within their borders to take on the day to take concrete steps. we recognize that this is a...
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let me talk about pakistan, because they're a been heartening developments there. there has been a significant increase in the recognition by the citizens of pakistan that the extremists that are internal to their country present and existential threat to that country. the taliban coming out of the district in the northwest frontier province created considerable alarm and concern among the pakistani people, the horrific actions that carried out, the very oppressive activities, the indiscriminate violence. it caused again this considerable concern and worry, and i think for the first time since 2001 certainly, you have all of the political leaders, including the opposition leader, the people, and the vast majority of the cleric's all united in opposing the pakistani taliban -- the vast majority of all of the clerk -- clerics. they have cleared the vast amount of the valley. there are still some small operations on going, but the vast majority -- i think it is a 5% of the internally -- they have been able to go back, and there is the determination to hold and build,
let me talk about pakistan, because they're a been heartening developments there. there has been a significant increase in the recognition by the citizens of pakistan that the extremists that are internal to their country present and existential threat to that country. the taliban coming out of the district in the northwest frontier province created considerable alarm and concern among the pakistani people, the horrific actions that carried out, the very oppressive activities, the...
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there is a reason why this was the afghanistan-pakistan strategy. what happens in one country influences greatly what happens in another, and as i mentioned it, there has been some more done on the pakistani military in the past six months or so. there is the situation in afghanistan and has a bearing on that. they spelled out the general efforts, and one of the things was from the ambassador, and, literally, in some cases, for energy, for the conduct of elections, for the ministry of health, you name it. with more international partners present, and with the host level, that was important. now, as we look ahead there, clearly as i mentioned it -- as i will show in a moment, there has been a deterioration, and i will highlight those for you, so then reversing the cycle of violence is important, and the augmentation of the forces, particularly in qanbar and other places, that has enabled some tactical gains that have begun the process. in the counterinsurgency, obviously the human terrain is a decisive terrain, and i have also added determined "mobil
there is a reason why this was the afghanistan-pakistan strategy. what happens in one country influences greatly what happens in another, and as i mentioned it, there has been some more done on the pakistani military in the past six months or so. there is the situation in afghanistan and has a bearing on that. they spelled out the general efforts, and one of the things was from the ambassador, and, literally, in some cases, for energy, for the conduct of elections, for the ministry of health,...
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how does pakistan fit in? >> military experkts say president obama will have to put pressure on the pakistani government to root out the taliban in the northwest provinces on their border. one retired pakistani general says people there are ready to cooperate rate. >> i think this time, the pakistan army and the people are truly dissident to fight this war because under no circumstances they think there is any future for pakistan unless they succeed, so they are fighting for their future. >> the retired general also says the u.s. could also gain support by sharing control of the planning and execution, robin, of air strikes inside pakistan. >> thank you. once again, we're supposed to get official word next week. >>> a county in new york isn't wasting any time responding to a recall of 2 million stork craft drop-side cribs. one woman in the area has been fighting for this for 12 years, ever since her 10-month-old suffocated in one. >> i went into his room and i found his neck caught between the head board and t
how does pakistan fit in? >> military experkts say president obama will have to put pressure on the pakistani government to root out the taliban in the northwest provinces on their border. one retired pakistani general says people there are ready to cooperate rate. >> i think this time, the pakistan army and the people are truly dissident to fight this war because under no circumstances they think there is any future for pakistan unless they succeed, so they are fighting for their...
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we're talking about the northwest region of pakistan, specifically, in'd the swat valley. there was a very large offensive by the pakistani army in the swat valley some three months ago. and we hear that life is returning to normal there. it used to be really a cradle for the taliban. but as well that northwest tribal region, it is key not only for pakistan but also for the u.s. effort inside afghanistan. the afghan elections just four days away, but a reminder of the security problems in afghanistan. that horrific bombing yesterday. the u.s. links the security in pakistan with the situation in afghanistan because, of course, there's a very long and porous open border. the u.s. concerned that taliban fighters can cross easily between the two. that will certainly top the agenda for richard holbrooke as he's here on his fifth visit since the start of the obama administration. cal perry, cnn, islamabad. >>> parents of children who were victims of gun violence in chicago, pleaded with people to turn in their weapons. they teamed up with police and community leaders during a gu
we're talking about the northwest region of pakistan, specifically, in'd the swat valley. there was a very large offensive by the pakistani army in the swat valley some three months ago. and we hear that life is returning to normal there. it used to be really a cradle for the taliban. but as well that northwest tribal region, it is key not only for pakistan but also for the u.s. effort inside afghanistan. the afghan elections just four days away, but a reminder of the security problems in...
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dozens dead in pakistan explosion. here is the story off the wire -- police said the blast killed at least 35 people, and that is according to cnn this morning. as we get more information we will pass it on. first up, los angeles, will on the democrats' line. caller: i would like to make a comment on the trade deficit. i think it is the biggest problem america has. i think president obama, if i read his cards correctly, i think what he wants to do is promote trade -- well, we have to create new jobs. also another comments i would like to make it china, they have been making a lot of inroads into africa because africa is a place that has a lot of natural resources. i was thinking, well, america could have an inside track. because of the election of mr. obama, the son of an immigrant from africa. also you have 40 million black people of african descent here in this country. out of that population nearly -- to% are black immigrants. a lot of people will come here, they make businesses, they have ties. this could go along
dozens dead in pakistan explosion. here is the story off the wire -- police said the blast killed at least 35 people, and that is according to cnn this morning. as we get more information we will pass it on. first up, los angeles, will on the democrats' line. caller: i would like to make a comment on the trade deficit. i think it is the biggest problem america has. i think president obama, if i read his cards correctly, i think what he wants to do is promote trade -- well, we have to create new...
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maybe 12 million in pakistan but;v easily twice that number pakistan and border communities like karachi and so fundamentally, you have to deal with afghanistan and pakistan as -- as a pair, and you need a strategy to deal with the both of them. i would say that the strategy outlined by general mccrystal until which presumably the white house is going to embrace any day now, is -- you know, that provides a fairly clear way forward. it's pakistan, which i think is the much murkier and difficult proposition and tools we have to assist the government in its pursuit in the war against their taliban and their al qaeda are much more limited. host: fort lauderdale, florida, john on our democrat's line. caller: good morning. guest: good morning. caller: i have to say, mr. shinn, i strongly disagree with your political analysis of the governmental structure. you seem to be advocateing a top-down structure for the afghanistan government. straledsed roll. centralized role. it doesn't surprise me. you have that cultured background of culturized and secretary of state you're controlled to be crenscru
maybe 12 million in pakistan but;v easily twice that number pakistan and border communities like karachi and so fundamentally, you have to deal with afghanistan and pakistan as -- as a pair, and you need a strategy to deal with the both of them. i would say that the strategy outlined by general mccrystal until which presumably the white house is going to embrace any day now, is -- you know, that provides a fairly clear way forward. it's pakistan, which i think is the much murkier and difficult...
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for afghanistan and pakistan. what happens in one country influences greatly what happens in the other. there has been some fairly hartening work done by the pakistani military frontier corps and other elements in the past six months or so that gives some hope for the situation there and i'll describe that. but it also has some significant implications for the situation in afghanistan as does the corollary which is the situation in afghanistan and pakistan as well. clearly in -- and general mcchrystal spelled this out, efforts to achief greater unity of effort. that is one of the big issues that we took on in iraq, was between ambassador crocker and myself to achieve that kind of unity of effort and unity of purpose, in fact literally to form fusion cells for energy for conduct of elections for the ministry of health, you name it. we had fusion cells. and in this case, with more international partners present and obviously with the host nation government, all of that very essential. next. now, as we look ahead the
for afghanistan and pakistan. what happens in one country influences greatly what happens in the other. there has been some fairly hartening work done by the pakistani military frontier corps and other elements in the past six months or so that gives some hope for the situation there and i'll describe that. but it also has some significant implications for the situation in afghanistan as does the corollary which is the situation in afghanistan and pakistan as well. clearly in -- and general...